Job Description

The School of Arts & Creative Industries are looking for an individual with a good honours degree and higher degree in a relevant discipline, plus significant practical experience, to provide learning, teaching, and assessment within the academic discipline of Illustration, Comics and/or Graphic Novels. You will also be required to undertake research/scholarly activity and/or consultancy and where necessary establish and maintain effective liaison with external organisations.

This post is available as an Academic Contract (PhD essential) to contribute to the School\'s growing research activity alongside teaching, OR as Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Practice (TSPP) contract designed to enable staff to focus their work on industry engagement alongside teaching.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of contributing to curriculum design and development and be willing to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Excellent theoretic understanding of illustration, comics and/or graphic novels industries is essential as is an understanding of current and emerging platforms and practice and social, political and economic movements and culture within the field.

The post holder will be responsible for teaching, curriculum development and on-going scholarship on BA Hons Illustration and related courses. You will work collaboratively within a team, deploying specialist expertise to develop pedagogy and curricula in innovative and critical directions. Applicants should have academic and/ or professional experience in Illustration and visual communication practices.

With an internationally renowned Gallery as the driving force, at the heart of the School, MIMA School of Arts & Creative Industries offers students a professional, sector located learning experience defined by a real world, interdisciplinary approach. MIMA School of Arts & Creative Industries is at a significant moment, established in 2019, the School builds on 50 years of Art and Design Education at Teesside University.

If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.

Job Reference: T1180

Closing date: 17/09/2023

Interview date: 04/10/2023

\xc2\xa337,099 to \xc2\xa340,521 per annum

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